Roadmap to Referrals

Almost everything in life comes with hard work, and maybe having a little luck thrown in for good measure. But we also need magic. Not the kind of magic you think I mean, I'm talking about the kind we create ourselves. In this episode I will show you how to create magic with your planning and goal setting.

All resources mentioned in this episode, including the Small Plan Activity download can be found on the show notes page at www.staceybrownrandall.com/39

It's a mix of excitement and nervousness... thrill and dread... anticipation and concern. You feel as if you are caught between two very different emotions, all at the same time. Only one thing can bring these dual feelings on - year one and year two of your business. Let's dive in to the FEW key things you should focus on... and forget the rest (for now).

This episode dives into the danger of comparing our backstage to other's front stage. Which leads us to live in the comparison society.

And once in the comparison society, we set ourselves up for two dangerous influences. Let's dive into those influences you need to eliminate from your world.

Resources provided can be found on the show notes page at www.staceybrownrandall.com/37. Roadmap to Grow Your Business.

There are three kinds of people when it comes to referrals. First, those who love to ask. Second, those who ask but don't like it (they only do it because they don't know there is a better way). And the final group hates the idea of asking, so they refuse to ask.

For groups 2 and 3 - this episode is for you because there are a few - 4 to be exact - guiding principles you have to understand if you want to generate referrals without asking! You can find all resources mentioned in this episode on the show notes page, www.staceybrownrandall.com/36. Roadmap to Grow Your Business.

If I told you there was a right way and a wrong way to give a referral, how confident are you that you would get it right? Well on this episode we are going to find out.

You can download the Proper Referral Checklist plus the other resources I mention on the episode on the show notes page at www.staceybrownrandall.com/35. Roadmap to Grow Your Business.

In this episode you get to be a "fly on the wall" as I coach a photographer on her gaps on generating the referrals she wants. But don't just listen in... ask yourself the questions I ask her to uncover your own gaps in receiving the referrals you want and closing them into paying clients.

All of the resources can be found on the show notes page at www.StaceyBrownRandall.com/34 including the "don't ask" articles and podcast episodes plus how to increase the number of referral sources you have referring you new clients. Roadmap to Grow Your Business.

Maybe you have sent an email like this before, maybe not. But they don't work & say something about you that you probably don't want. They claim to be "referral generating" emails but they are not and usually do more harm than good.

All of the links and resources mentioned can be found on the show notes page at www.staceybrownrandall.com/33.

If you have taken the Referral Ninja Quiz to test your skills and abilities to generate referrals - to see how good you are at generating referrals consistently - then you know if you are a Referral Ninja Beginner, In Training or Master. If 85% of people who take the quiz are Beginners, what does it take to be a Referral Ninja Master?

And what is a Referral Ninja Master? Well in this episode I pull back the curtain to explain. All links and resources can be found at www.staceybrownrandall.com/32 of the Roadmap to Grow Your Business podcast.

When I say "accountability" - what do you think? How do you feel? Is your reaction positive or negative? Most don't think about how accountability impacts their progress, their success. And when you structure accountability correctly...you find the magic. It's time to find your magic!

Resources for this episode can be found on the show notes page at www.staceybrownrandall.com/31 including the link to the beta Goal Setters Club. You have to check this club out!

We have a special guest asking me your questions today on the podcast...it's my son, Jacob! He is "hosting" this episode and asking me three questions. Those questions include generating referrals when you are new to an area, how to be authentic and generate referrals and how to make asking less awkward (as you know - my advice is to never ask so I give other thoughts on how to generate referrals without asking).

The show notes for today's episode can be found at www.staceybrownrandall.com/30.